Dubois, Wyo., has announced a name
change. The town council voted in February to change the
name of the community to “Doo Wah Diddy.” “We thought it sounded
more American — you know, patriotic,” explained Mayor Roy
Bungee. “We want our men and women in uniform to know we’re
not a town full of Frenchies.” Berkeley, Calif., officials,
meanwhile, are considering changing that town’s name to
Berkeley, Canada.
Wildlife Services, the federal
agency formerly known as Animal Damage Control, has also
changed its name — again — as it begins a new campaign
against predators. The agency is now the Happy Bunny Protective
League, with a lively new logo designed by Disney. “We want to
project a positive image,” says director Sy Anide.
Washington state has changed its official fish from the
wild chinook salmon to the goldfish, reports The
Associated Press. “The chinook isn’t long for this world,”
explained legislator Don Wingy. “We wanted a mascot that actually
has a future in the great Northwest.” The announcement follows
Wyoming’s announcement that it plans to replace the bucking
bronc on its license plates with a rocking oil derrick.
The struggle to list Trilobos somethingus as
threatened under the Endangered Species Act hit a road block last
week, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department declared that the
marine arthropod, along with all other members of the trilobite
family, has been extinct since Paleozoic times. Environmental-ists
are planning a lawsuit, arguing that extinction is no excuse for
not protecting animals.
April
Fools!
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